Ben Affleck Wins DGA’s Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for Argo
Ben Affleck bested Kathryn Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty), Tom Hooper (Les Mis), Ang Lee (Life of Pi), and Steven Spielberg (Lincoln) to take home top honours at the 65th Annual Directors Guild Awards for outstanding directorial achievement in feature film for Argo. It’s a very interesting win because the award is one of the most accurate barometers for who will win Best Director at the Oscars. Ben Affleck wasn’t even nominated, making it only the seventh time in history where the DGA winner did not go on to win the corresponding Academy Award.
List of winners:
Ben Affleck Outstanding Directorial Achievement in
Feature Film
Argo
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
Mr. Affleck’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Amy Herman
First Assistant Director: David Webb
Second Assistant Director: Ian Calip
Second Second Assistant Directors: Clark Credle, Gavin Kleintop
First Assistant Director (Turkey Unit): Belkis Turan
This is Mr. Affleck’s first DGA Feature Film Award.
Malik Bendjelloul for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in
Documentary
Searching For Sugar Man
Sony Pictures Classics
Passion Pictures Production
Canfield Pictures & The Documentary Company
Red Box Films
This is Mr. Bendjelloul’s first DGA Award win.
Lena Dunham for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in
Comedy Series
Girls, “Pilot”
(HBO)
Ms. Dunham’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Regina Heyman, Ilene S. Landress
First Assistant Director: Mark McGann
Second Assistant Director: Jason Ivey
Second Second Assistant Director: Marcos Gonzalez Palma
This is Ms. Dunham’s first DGA Award win.
Rian Johnsons for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in
Dramatic Series
Breaking Bad, “Fifty-One” (AMC)
Mr. Johnson’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Stewart A. Lyons
Assistant Unit Production Manager: James Paul Hapsas
First Assistant Director: Ben Scissors
Second Assistant Director: Louis Lanni
Second Second Assistant Director: Anna Ramey
Additional Second Assistant Director: Joann Connolly
This is Mr. Johnson’s first DGA Award.
Jay Roach for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in
Movies for Television and Mini-Series
Game Change
(HBO)
Mr. Roach’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Mary Kane
First Assistant Director: Josh King
Second Assistant Director: Emily McGovern
Second Second Assistant Director: Brian F. Relyea
This is Mr. Roach’s second DGA Award win and second nomination. He previously won the DGA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series for Recount in 2008.
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